What is the next number in this sequence? 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, __?
The answer is -3. You're stereotyping that the sequence is 2^n. Really it was just "numbers I like to write down". And you may say that's unfair and stupid, to which I reply "stop stereotyping". It's a stereotype that mathematical sequences make logical sense.
And it's also how society managed to stop living on open plains eating rotten berries. How humans didn't go extinct. Tiger = bad = stereotype. Not all tigers are dangerous. But stereotypes are generally speaking true (because if they're disproven enough, they're replaced by a new stereotype), and not only are they usually true (or close enough), they're HELPFUL. I know the difference between Joe and Carl because I discriminate between their traits. But a random stranger? I need to use general rules, stereotypes, because I can't discriminate between them and the general population.
Stereotypes are general trends.
What is the next number in this sequence? 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, __?
The answer is -3. You're stereotyping that the sequence is 2^n. Really it was just "numbers I like to write down". And you may say that's unfair and stupid, to which I reply "stop stereotyping". It's a stereotype that mathematical sequences make logical sense.
And it's also how society managed to stop living on open plains eating rotten berries. How humans didn't go extinct. Tiger = bad = stereotype. Not all tigers are dangerous. But stereotypes are generally speaking true (because if they're disproven enough, they're replaced by a new stereotype), and not only are they usually true (or close enough), they're HELPFUL. I know the difference between Joe and Carl because I discriminate between their traits. But a random stranger? I need to use general rules, stereotypes, because I can't discriminate between them and the general population.